[外语类试卷]专业英语八级模拟试卷679及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 679及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.

2、 When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 Introduction to the Sports Studies Department This mini-lecture given by the Sports Studies Department on

3、 the Universitys Open Day introduces freshmen to the major fields of study at the department. Two Purposes of the Lecture: Familiarize listeners with【 1】 【 1】 _. Supply some information about the Sports Studies Department Three Strands to Sports Studies Sports psychology Sports psychologists study t

4、he【 2】 involved in sports events. 【 2】 _. Sports psychologists have become as important as the【 3】 to a team. 【 3】 _. They encourage athletes to perform better. They help athletes to【 4】 【 4】 _. Sports Management It is closely related with sports marketing. Sports management: focusing on the【 5】 of

5、sports bodies. 【 5】 _. Sports marketing: studying the market forces behind sport. Peoples attitude towards sports has changed. In the past, people viewed sports just as sports. Now, people seek【 6】 in sports. 【 6】 _. 【 7】 【 7】 _. It is sometimes called【 8】 . 【 8】 _. There are two types of research i

6、nterests: Macro level: focusing on overall influence of sports on【 9】 【 9】 _. Micro level: studying changes in the【 10】 of human 【 10】 _. body in sports activity. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【 5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear eve

7、rything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 What strikes the woman most about the ma

8、le robber is his_. （ A） clothes （ B） age （ C） physique （ D） appearance 12 The most detailed information about the woman robber is her （ A） manners （ B） talkativeness （ C） height （ D） jewelry 13 The interviewee is believed to be a bank_. （ A） receptionist （ B） manager （ C） customer （ D） cashier 14 Wh

9、ich of the following about the two robbers is NOT true? （ A） Both were wearing dark sweaters. （ B） Neither was wearing glasses. （ C） Both were about the same age. （ D） One of them was marked by a scar. 15 After the incident the interviewee sounded_. （ A） calm and quiet （ B） nervous and numb （ C） tim

10、id and confused （ D） shocked and angry SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 According to Barack Obama

11、, America would supply all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） weapons （ B） medical supplies （ C） humanitarian aid （ D） communications equipments 17 What might the coalition forces do according to the British Foreign Secretary William Hague? （ A） They might drive Colonel Gaddafis forces out. （ B） They might

12、 force the Libyan leader to step down. （ C） They might allow equipments to be sent to people in Libya. （ D） They might help the rebels attack the town of Ajdabiya. 17 The Guildford Four, freed last week after spending 15 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, would almost certainly have bee

13、n executed for the pub bombing they were convicted of bad the death penalty been in force at the time of their trial. There may now be a decent interval before the pro-hanging lobby, which has the support of the Prime Minister, makes another attempt to reintroduce the noose. Reflections along these

14、lines were about the only kind of consolation to be derived from this gross miscarriage of justice which is now to be the subject of a judicial inquiry. In the meantime, defence lawyers are demanding compensation and have in mind about half a million pounds for each of their clients. The first three

15、 to be released - Mr. Gerald Conlon, Mr. Paddy Armstrong and Ms. Carole Richardson - left prison with the 34 pounds which is given to all departing inmates. The fourth, Mr. Paul Hill, was not released immediately but taken to Belfast, where he lodged an appeal against his conviction for the murder o

16、f a former British soldier, Since this conviction, too, was based on the now discredited statements allegedly made to the Survey policy, he was immediately let out on bail. But he left empty-handed. The immediate reaction to the scandal was renewed demand for the reexamination of the case against th

17、e Birmingham Six, who are serving life sentences for pub bombings in that city. Thus far the Home secretary, Mr, Douglas Hurd, is insisting that the two cases are not comparable; that what is now known about the Guilford investigation has no relevance to what happened in Birmingham. Mr. Hurd is righ

18、t to the extent that there was a small-though flimsy and hotly-contested - amount of forensic evidence in the Birmingham case. The disturbing similarity is that the Birmingham Six, like the Guilford Four, claim that police of fleers lied and fabricated evidence to secure a conviction. Making scapego

19、ats of a few rogue police officers will not be sufficient to expunge the Guildford miscarriage of justice. These are already demands that the law should be changed: first to make it impossible to convict on “confessions“ alone; and secondly to require that statements from accused persons should only

20、 be taken in the presence of an independent third party to ensure they are not made under coercion. It was also being noted this week that the Guilford Four owe their release more to the persistence of investigative reporters than to the diligence of either the judiciary or the police. Yet investiga

21、tive reports - particularly on television - have recently been a particular target for the condemnation of Mrs. Thatcher and some of her ministers who seem to think that TV should be muzzled in the public interest and left to get on with soap operas and quiz shows. 18 To compensate the miscarriage o

22、f justice, the defence lawyers may _. （ A） demand 500,000 pounds for the Guildford Four （ B） demand 500,000 pounds for each of the Guildford Four （ C） demand 50,000 pounds for each of the Guildford Four （ D） demand a reexamination of the Birmingham pub bombings 19 Why was there a renewed demand for

23、the re-examination of the case against the Birmingham Six? （ A） The Birmingham Six were believed to have criminal connections with the Guildford Four. （ B） The two cases were similar in that both were about pub bombings. （ C） Tile bombings in Birmingham happened at the same time. （ D） The Birmingham

24、 Six also claimed that there were police malpractices in their ease. 20 The existing law states that _. （ A） convictions can be made on confessions and statements taken by police officers from accused persons are valid legal evidence （ B） convictions cant be made on confessions alone and there shoul

25、d be a third party when taking statements from accused persons （ C） convictions can be made on confessions and a third party should be present when taking statements from accused per sons （ D） convictions cant be made on confession alone and the statements taken by police officers from accused perso

26、ns are valid legal evidence 21 According to the article, which of the following parties comrihnted most m the release of the Guildford Four? （ A） Reporters. （ B） Lawyers. （ C） The police. （ D） The judiciary. 一、 PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN) Directions: There are ten multiple-choice questions i

27、n this section. Choose the best answer to each question. 22 The longest river in Australia is _ （ A） Waikato River. （ B） Severn River. （ C） Mackenzie River. （ D） Murray River. 23 The Paris Conference on January 18th, 1919 which was actually a conference of division of colonies of the defeated countr

28、ies was dominated by the following countries EXCEPT （ A） the United States. （ B） France. （ C） Britain. （ D） Germany. 24 Henry II was the first king of the_Dynasty. （ A） Windsor （ B） Tudor （ C） Malcolm （ D） Plantagenet 25 The impact of the War of 1812 on the development of the United States was_. （ A

29、） the realization of the importance of a strong national government （ B） the reinvigoration of a sense of national unity （ C） the removal of obstacle to the westward movement （ D） all of the above 26 _ refers to the repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words. （ A） Alliteration （ B） Rhym

30、e （ C） Internal rhyme （ D） Head-rhyme 27 Which of the following is NOT a suprasegmental feature? （ A） Stress. （ B） Intonation. （ C） Tone. （ D） Pitch. 28 _ is the capital city of Texas. （ A） Houston （ B） Austin （ C） Saint Antonio （ D） Jackson 29 The allusion “A Pound of Flesh“ comes from Shakespeare

31、s _. （ A） Hamlet （ B） The Merchant of Venice （ C） King Lear （ D） Othello 30 Thomas Paine was a(n) _ writer. （ A） essay （ B） novel （ C） political （ D） poem 31 The Pilgrims Progress was written by _. （ A） John Milton （ B） John Locke （ C） John Dryden （ D） John Bunyan 二、 PART IV PROOFREADING even those

32、ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiple have some mystical significance. (1)_ Those numbers between 1 and 13 were on particular to have a powerful (2)_ influence over the affairs of men. For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happ

33、ens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon shortly afterwards. The arrival (3)_ of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period. Another belief involving the number three has that it is unlucky to light (4)_ three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad lu

34、ck that goes with the deed falls upon the person which cigarette was the last to be lit. (5)_ The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes to at least the 17th century or probably earlier. It was believed that (6)_ three candles alight at the same time would be s

35、ure to bring good luck; (7)_ one, two, or four, were permissible, and never just three. (8)_ Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that li

36、fe of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it away all evils. Nine is usually thought of as (9)_ a lucky number because it is the product of three time three. It was (10)_ much used by the Anglo-saxons in their charms for healing. 32 (1) 33 (2) 34 (3) 35 (

37、4) 36 (5) 37 (6) 38 (7) 39 (8) 40 (9) 41 (10) SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH Directions: Translate the following text into English. 42 她笑了笑，又转了一回弹槽滚儿，对他说， “如果是空枪，俺就依你 !”说完，重新举起了小左轮。她的手有点儿抖，瞄了许久，突然，颓丧地放下枪，好一时才说， “俺不认命了，只求你从今以后别再当匪，好生与俺过日子 !” 他愕然，呆呆地望着她，像是在编织着一个梦幻。 “你命不好，我愿意跟你去受罪。 ”她不知为什么眼里就闪出了泪花儿。 他疑惑地

38、走过去，接过那枪一看，惊呆如痴。 “俺转了两次，可那子弹仍是对着枪管的 !”她哭着说。 “那时候 ，俺真想打死你，可一想你命这般苦，就有点儿可怜你了。你不知道，俺也是个苦命的人啊 !” SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. 43 Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is

39、a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20

40、. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust. Whether 60 or 16 years old, there is the lure of wonder, the unfa

41、iling childlike appetite and the joy of the game of living in every human beings heart. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station: so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young. When the aeri

42、als are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80. 三、 PART VI WRITING (45 MIN) Directions: Write a composition of about 40

43、0 words on the following topic. 44 Recently, there has been a hot debate about whether we Chinese people should bring back the traditional Chinese characters. We have been using those simplified Chinese characters since we learned to read and write. What do you think? Write an essay of about 400 wor

44、ds on the following topic: Should We Bring Back the Traditional Chinese Characters? In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written t

45、o a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. 专业英语八级模拟试卷 679答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You wil

46、l hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to comp

47、lete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 【听力原文】 Introduction to the Sports Department Good morning and welcome to the Universitys Open Day and to our minilecture from the Sports Studies Department. Every year we give such a lecture to introduce students t

48、o courses offered by our department concerning sports, and we find that people usually respond with great interest to these courses. So as usual, the purpose of this lecture today is twofold: one-we want you to experience a university lecture, to give you a taste of what listening to a university lecture is like, and two-we want you to find out something about the Sports Studies program at this university. So feel free to ask any questions during the talk and Ill do my best to answer them. Righ